"School Bus" - original by Ted

[Ted]

Ronwhistle, who provided the impetus for this song, is a lurking nonmember. So feel free to stroke direct comments to him too.

Anybody who can make you groove in something other than 4/4 is okay in my book.

You noticed! The math worked out just right, so there were no fancy MBR rhythm tricks this time.

Ted Ted Ted !!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is freaking amazing !!! My favourite song of the month !!! And that said keeping in mind all the great stuff that has been posted here lately.

I get a bit of The Who vibe from this, mostly because of the raw energy and rhythm in the guitars. But still this is 100% Ted, just the way we love it !!

Geir, are you flirting with me?

That's a huge compliment. Hey, Ron! Are you getting this? Geir is like a Viking Monkeygod around here. Put that on your resume.

Juvenile is my motto.

And by motto, he means "girlfriend."

Loved it, how do you get drums to do that. Fantastic. I'm gonna play it loud enough to wake the Neighbours I want them to share this.............Willie

I'm not sure what you mean about the drums, but I'm kind of obsessive about getting the most out of the MBR's rhythm arranger. Search this site, and you'll find that I tend to go on about it. I think this was the first time I ever used the HipHop kit in a finished song.

I hope your neighbors like it too. Actually, I don't care that much, but I do like that it inspired you to annoy your neighbors. Again, my juvenile side is showing.

It's really gratifying that people seem to like it--even call it a favorite. It's been on the back burner for a long time to record this. I'm glad I finally made the time.

[Ted]

Oh dear. What to do. I've violated my own masterbumping protocol and replied before this song had sunk to page two.

What to do...?

Need a pretext.

Now on Soundclick!

Perfect.

[Geir]

Perfect indeed (and not only the bump)....

hmmmm ... what have I got on page two, I wonder (something with a min2b4aug5maj6t chord I think)

[danieldesete]

lots of work in this one but really worth it !

[hardlock]

GREAT WORK!  Love everything about it.  Sounds like one of those songs that just had to be done and boy did you do it right!  Straight to pod it goes!

[chapperz66]

I'll happily supply another bump - but only 'coz I really enjoyed listening to this!  Brilliant stuff.

Paul

[Ferryman]

Great sounds Ted, I love the production and the playing throughout especially the bass at the end after the breakdown where you let rip a bit. Were you playing fretless?

The construction of the song is great, with really cool drum programming and I like the way you have put the whole thing together. Nice vox as well, you keep it together well in the falsetto parts. There's a but from me though - I can't make out the lyrics, so I'm missing the real heart of the song! Can you post the words please?

Cheers,

Nigel

[stoman]

Nice foot-tapper! Back in the 70s this song might have been a perfect fit for Suzi Quatro.

Sigh ... the 70s ... best music ever ...

Regards,
  Steffen

[Ted]

Great sounds Ted, I love the production and the playing throughout especially the bass at the end after the breakdown where you let rip a bit. Were you playing fretless?

I'm glad you noticed.  I was thinking of a couple of older Elvis Costello songs where Bruce Thomas was kept on a short leash until the fade out.

I've added the lyrics to the top of the post.

Nice foot-tapper! Back in the 70s this song might have been a perfect fit for Suzi Quatro.

I missed out on Suzi Quatro. I'll give her a listen today.  Thanks.

[stoman]

I missed out on Suzi Quatro. I'll give her a listen today.  Thanks.

Listen to the big hits, like "48 Crash", "Mama's Boy", "She's In Love With You"!

Regards,
  Steffen